flash mob

Students of the group Philadelphia Student Union, which is a part of a larger organization called the Philadelphia Coalition Advocacy of Public Schools, recently performed a zombie-themed flashmob to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' in front of the school district's headquarters.

Sunday, January 13th, marked the 12th annual "No Pants Subway Ride," aka the day when people drop trou on the subway because...because no pants, that's why. Improv Everywhere, the pranksters behind this long-running event, organized a gathering of 4,000 participants in Brooklyn that quickly spread into Manhattan transit. In addition to major metropolitan areas like Boston and San Francis

The WDR Symphony Orchestra adds a much-needed touch of class to flash mobs by rapidly convening in a square in Germany and serenading the assembled crowd with a piece of music. Of course, their decision to play the 'Star Wars' theme makes the whole thing border on geeky, but we're okay with that.

The Carlson School of Management got a surprise visit from a young man playing saxophone, while at first I thought nothing was unusual. Think about it, it's a college kid playing saxophone in the main lobby at a school, but when the other 300 students chime in, it's a Merry Christmas of the flash kind...

Most of the time you hear of "flash mobs" you think of kids doing some kind of hijinks they shouldn't. There was the group that stormed a convenience store a few weeks ago causing all kinds of damage. This time it's a group of senior citizens in Kansas that are causing the ruckus.